Wow. Nice dream in the autors note at the beginning. It's gotta be more amusing than my Idol Gives Back Meets Potter's Pentagon dream.

“I feel like the inspirational score and the slow-motion action sequence will begin any minute.”^^It's like me and Vlad share the same mind or something!

“But there are so many things that could go right! Come on, cheer up! Have some fun, enjoy the… ECHIDNAS! COOL!” ^^*dies from laughing* *falls off desk chair* *plop* *comes back from the dead* I think that summed it all up.

Ack! Cliffie!!! Thats gotta be the first time I have ever used that word in my life... putting aside strange grammar coming from me, I am completely horrible at drawing, so I am abstaining from the Schmergo Reader Art Challange. And y the way, was that Tyrone_Jrdan+tiger costume+canoe a real entry????? Any way, a kajilliondiesty and 5 for the amazing chapter!!!!! {Becca}

Author's Response: I can't even remember what dream I mentioned in the author's note ,because I submitted this like a month ago. This sounds really weird, but for some reason, I think Vlad is a really cute sounding nickname. I like the fact that when you 'died' you went *plop*, much like ol' Sirius Black in my Phantom spoof. Now, now, you'd think you'd have learned by now that nearly all chapters of this story are cliffhangers! Oh, and no one entered that weird canoe picture-- only two people have entered so far, Tim the Enchanter and Yellow Viper.

So I've read the first book and everything up to this in book two and I love it! The Vladithingy part made me laugh out loud and I like how Jordan told Giorgi about being a wizard. I wish I could be her, suddenly taken into the HP world! Can't wait for more!

Author's Response: Wow, thanks! You never know, there may be a Jordan living right next door to you... be kind to socially awkward nerd boys, and you may get to meet Harry Potter's son!

Hey there! This is Emily from GryfvenslythPUFF or whatever i named that account. But ANYWHOO.

I love this story. seriously. I want Ted to exist and go to my school. :) QUESTION: forrr the reader art challenge what if i have to send it as an attatchment? would that be bad?

that's all. love your work! :]

Author's Response: Wow, thank you so much, Emily! I want Ted to exist, too! I'd really rather you didn't send your picture as an attachment because attachments can have viruses and wreck my computer, and then I can never post fanfic again because my computer will be DEDD. Can you maybe just paste it into the body of the email? Or possibly upload it onto Photobucket?

That was a great chapter, and I can't wait for the next one to be up! my favorite part was when Jordan told Giorgi that he was a wizard, and I think that you did a really nice job of making her expresions and reactions seem real. Again, I can't wait for more!!!!!!!

Author's Response: Thank you! It's lovely to receive reviews from you! I already submitted the next chapter of the story, so let's hope it's up soon!

What the Niflheim (I know, it's more your thing, or rather Emma's, but I couldn't resist)! I wasn't told about this! Why does my e-mail hate me?-I wonder what a three-year-old on helium sounds like? Urrgh. Probably like a really high note on a recorder.-I don't think the inspirational speeches/convincing speeches were terribly good in this particular chapter. I think I'll have to dock points. First time I've ever said dock in such a connotation. Is that the right word?-The exception to that is certainly Jordan talking to Giorgi.-Did you learn that "fire is ouchy" when you were little? IS that more of you projecting yourself into Giorgi? I think I burned my hand on an iron when I was two. Can't remember. I think I have a scar from a hot-glue-gun though. Anyways...-Nice Pigtail thing. Took me about two seconds to understand/remember.-Reader Art Challenge? Gah! How to you send something via PM? I tried that for the Cruci-Os thing! I have about two other attempts at similar things from photoshop. Only, it's not photoshop, its "Picture It!", which isn't worth crap in comparison. If only I had a spare $80 to buy photoshop. Rambling.Very good. 9.5/10.

Author's Response: Hey, 'what the Niflheim' is actually from the delightful Zoheb, no need to give me credit! Yeah, my speeches are kind of sucky, but then, I'm not a very inspirational person! And I was trying to be fast so I could get to the cool/exciting part of the story. As for the 'fire is ouchy' thing, well, I think every child learned not to touch fire and irons and suchlike, but I don't think my parents would ever use a word like 'ouchy.' They tried to raise me to be an intellectual, and, needless to say, FAILED MISERABLY.

rnDo you have a photobucket account? I think photobucket is one of the most brilliant inventions known to man, and it's free!

Teehee! Pigtails!!!! *grin* I can't wait to see what the plan is... the vague outline seems to be there, but the details should be great! *anticipates* Anyway, great chapter, as always! I love your characters. Giorgi is great, especially. :D Aaaaand, it's amazing how you put little humorous parentheses in there, making this fic sooo fun to read. Update sooooooooooon!

Author's Response: Valentinia! You remember the pigtails thing! Yep, I was purposely vague on the plan... you'll see more of that (hopefully) soon. I already submitted my next chapter a few days ago, so let's cross our fingers that it makes a speedy journey through the queue.

Ok, I had the weirdest dream last night!I dreamt it from Emma's point of view: Ted, Arden, Ivy, Haley, Giorgi, Jordan, Tyrone, Emma, Marina, and VLAAAAAADISLAAAAV were going to stop Apple, but they ended up in the studio of Idol Gives Back. Apple turned out to be MICHAEL JOHNS, one of the nicest guys to ever be on American Idol! He kidnapped fellow contestant Brooke White and was making her interrogate Potter's Pentagon. Emma went to face him, and he made her give him the definition of advaco (upon waking up, I looked this up: There's no such thing) before running off, screaming about how people shouldnt feed chickens. Emma asked Brooke why Michael was trying to destroy humanity, she said it was to stop people from marrying pandas. Then Emma said that they were going to hide in the Canadien wilderness and fly to Englad tomorrow. Then Michael magically appeared again and captured Ted! And I woke up without knowing whether or not Ted was freed. (If this really happens, I will be shocked). Anyway, I can't remember if I reviewed, so a zizzelion and FOUR/10 for the whole story. {Becca}

Author's Response: This is the absolute BEST dream I have ever heard of. And dreaming it from Emma's point of view is pretty darn interesting, too. But the best part-- Tancred Apple as Michael Johns! And stopping people from marrying pandas! The horror! Strangely enough, Apple actually DOES look like a former Idol contestant-- he strongly resembles former Idol finalist Constantine Maroulis, but less creepy-looking.

Amazingly, for the second time in a row, both our stories (Out of the Darkness and Potter’s Pentagon) were updated on the same day!

But I digress. In this review, I will talk about your story, not mine. First of all, I would like to say that this is yet another great chapter in this epic series – the plot thickens! The evil master plans start to unfold! The action slowly boils and-before-you-know-it-everything-will-just-explode! Just spiffing!

HA HA! I knew Apple had something to do with rigging the tournament! However, I am still no closer to figuring out why. Oh well. I suppose I’ll just have to read the next chapters as they come out! …which, considering how quickly chapters are being approved, should be within three or four weeks...

But now… THE OFFICIAL SCHMERGO READER ART CHALLENGE! Incidentally, I started sketching a few of your characters before ever hearing of this, but now I have incentive to finish my drawings! My only worry is that I might not be able to get them over to you, seeing that I am not that well-versed in the complex workings of the internet, but I’ll try!

And speaking of drawing, I am a bit of an amateur artist, as well as a writer. I use mechanical pencils for my drawings (nothing fancy), and my friends have described my human beings as looking “Disney-esque.” For the longest time, I never drew people, instead opting to sketching things like tanks and jet fighters. However, my drawing subjects have since branched out quite a bit, so I usually concentrate on drawing people now… oftentimes in tanks!

Oh dear. Now I have to finish my sketches in addition to writing “Obliviate!”, Out of the Darkness, Be My Dark Lord, Voldiekins!, Yelling Yourself Yellow With Yetis, andTHIS IS HOGWARTS! – A Most Ridiculous Crossover Parody. I wonder how I manage to get anything done…

Thanks again for writing a great chapter. I eagerly await the next update!

Tim the Enchanter

P.S. I submitted and deleted this review twice. Sorry if that caused any confusion!

Author's Response: Tim, I can't believe I haven't reviewed Out of The Darkness. It's high time I did. Thanks for your lovely review... and if you could draw me a picture, that would be SPLENDID. You can scan it in and paste it in the body of an email (NOT an attachment) or upload it onto a site like Photobucket (it's free!) or suchlike and post the link in either an email or PM. And you can reach my email by clicking on the 'contact author' button next to my name on the profile.

rnYou are writing a story called Yelling Yourself Yellow With Yetis? I can already tell that this will be one of my favourites...

I was so happy to see that this story was FINALLY updated! It made me laugh, which is something I really needed! :) Anyway, I just have to say I love your descriptions, especially the one of Giorgi. If you pieced together a part of each of my friends' outfits, you'd get Giorgi. Each accessory and article I read about, I was like 'hey that reminds me of...' This is the cool thing about your stories, you create reflections of the Muggle world in the Wizarding World that are utterly believable, not just by including actual Muggles, but giving the characters the same problems and same feelings we have, while making it hilarious and fun. Well done! I can't wait for more!

Author's Response: Wow, thank you! Strangely, Giorgi's fashion sense is a spoof of my own-- I'm poking fun at myself through her clothing choices. I actually own each of her articles of clothing (except my shoes say 'llama' and 'duck,' not 'right' and 'wrong'), but I don't wear them all together! I'm verry, verrry glad that you like this! There's a lot of me in pretty much all of the characters, so it's vewwy nice of you to say you like them. ^_^

Hhmm.... nice chap name.... I can imagine what happens in this chapter. How many chapters will there be in the whole book?

Author's Response: Thanks, Justin, but I don't think the mods want you to respond to reviews for unvalidated chapters. There will be thirteen chapters in all. The next book is redonkulously long, so it will have 27 chapters!

I was reading through the reviews and: WHAT DO YOU MEAN TEDS NOT IN THE THIRD BOOK???*opera sings* I LOVE HIM, I LOVE HIM I LOOOOOOVE HIM *stops opera singing?* PLEASE GIVE ME ANSWERS!!

Author's Response: WHEN DID I SAY THAT?!??!?!?! Ted is verrrry definitively in the third book. In a way, the third book is really about his personal journey, just like the first book is about Ivy's personal journey and the second one is about Emma's, and the whole trilogy is about Jordan's. I love Ted, too, and I would never leave him out of the third book!

*Happy dances* WHOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEE! What the Neon orange Hefflelump from Niflheim that took long! BUT SOOOOOOOO WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My fav parts were: *Vladithingy?*, *Team Sparkle*, *fire is ouchy!*, and *cheesy ted!*!!!!!!!! LOVE THIS STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! another lovlicious story from Schmergo!!!!! Oh and if you like the word feel free to borrow it!!!!!!!!

Author's Response: From now on, I shall always say 'lovlicious' and 'neon orange Heffelump from Niflheim' as much as possible. The other day, I dropped a glass and shouted, "SON OF A SNUFFALUPAGUS!" It was awesome.

Reviewer: hpheartDate: 04/18/08 12:07 Chapter: Chapter 1: In Which Jordan Spends Most of the Chapter Being Surprised

girl stood in the doorway, tall and skinny and dressed in quite an odd assortment of clothes. She wore a neon blue top with puffed sleeves, a red-and-white polka-dotted necktie that looked like she’d stolen it from Ted, painfully bright red-and-white striped leggings, plaid Converse shoes with the word ‘right’ written on her right toe and ‘wrong’ written on her left toe, huge peace-symbol earrings, countless bracelets, and a black headband with fuzzy cat ears attached. Her hair, chopped off short at the ear, was dyed maroon and two tiny pigtails sprouted from the top of her head.

That is bizarre. But what would make it even more bizarre is a pinstriped fedora and a wristband with the 30 seconds to marss ymbols on it. If you don't know who 30 seconds to mars are, then shame on you and go search them on youtube now.

I have a navy pair of converse, a stripy pair and a pair with strawberries and cherries and watermelons on them. I live in them.

Toodles.

Author's Response: THOSE FRUITY SHOES SOUND GORGEOUS. When you said you lived in them, I immediately thought of the Little Old Lady Who Lived In A Shoe. You know what really IS bizarre? The fact that Giorgi wears a pinstriped fedora at some point in the next book!

AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! It's finally up! I actually screamed when I saw it. The wait was waaaaaayyyy to long. Hopefully the next chapter won't take as long. I really did love this chapter! Jordan did a really good jb with creating a plan so quickly and I can't wait to see it in action. Ted's so adorable, Giorgi has a really awesome fashion sense, Haley is hilarious, Emma's really cool, Ivy's great for finding all this out, Marina and Tyrone are great for helping even though they both were mad at Emma, Arden's really brave for telling everyone her secret, and Vladislav does a great job now, even though he hasn't had the biggest part in the story up till now. There I think I covered everyone. I would enter the challenge but I can't draw to save my life! I love your writing and this story so keep up the fantastic work!

Author's Response: The wait WAS too long! But I've already submitted the next chapter, so I hope it goes through. You will see more of Vlad in the next chapter. It doesn't matter if you don't think you can draw-- you're probably better than me. I'd love to see anything people could draw.